China’s VAT cut influences on c...
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Following the conclusion of the annual Parliament meeting on Mar 15, Premier Li Keqiang said in a post-event news conference China would be cutting value-added tax (VAT) for manufacturing and other sectors on April 1 and lowering social security fees on May 1 2019, which values nearly 2 trillion yuan. 1. From the medium-to-long term [...]

USA: Cotton Acres to Climb in Norther...
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By Kay Ledbetter Cotton acreage has almost tripled in the last five years in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service District 1, which covers the 22 northernmost counties in the Panhandle. Dr. Jourdan Bell, AgriLife Extension agronomist in Amarillo, said the cropping picture has definitely changed as producers dealt with declining irrigation capacities, variable weather and [...]